The Butcher of Lilies - Llianne Olivio & Ares Tempest

It’s about the kind of love that breaks things—rules, bodies, loyalties, and sometimes entire lives. These short stories and novellas explore forbidden love, impossible devotion, and the quiet violence of choosing someone you were never meant to have. From small towns that suffocate secrets to cities that swallow them whole, every story pulses with obsession, sacrifice, and desire that refuses to behave. Here, the men are not safe. They are morally gray, morally black, and dangerously certain about what—and who—they want. Expect lovers who cross lines. Expect choices that cost everything. Expect hearts that don’t survive untouched. And yes… some of these love stories come with blood on their hands. Because not every Valentine is sweet. Some are hunted. Some are ruined. Some are loved… by monsters.